Sport programme

The Mind Sports Lounge will attract afficionados of logic board games with deep content. This informal social area offers various chess, go and checkers activities. These games uniquely combine sports, a thrilling challenge and an exercise in strategic thinking, memory and concentration.

In the Lounge, you can participate in a workshop as well as try your hand at tournaments and simultaneous play sessions. You can find a detailed schedule in your personal web office and at the information point of the Mind Sport Lounge.

International Grandmaster Alexey Lugovoi will hold a simultaneous chess match for Forum participants. Only 10 Forum participants will be able to challenge the experienced chess player. You can register for the session in your Roscongress personal account.
The event is organized by the Roscongress Foundation’s sports platform, RC Sport, with the support of the St. Petersburg Chess Federation.

The event will follow all COVID-19 prevention measures.

Forum participants will be able to test their skills in the competition for the Roscongress Foundation Cup of Go.
For more than 4,000 years, Go has been considered the most important tool for developing strategic thinking and memory in Asia. You can learn about the favourite game of Chinese and Japanese emperors, commanders and thinkers at daily master classes in the Mind Sports Lounge.
The event is organized by the Roscongress Foundation’s sports platform, RC Sport, with the support of the Zvezda Go-Centre.
The event will follow all COVID-19 prevention measures.